Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-20
We RGENNES.

Street commissioners are improving the
looks of our streets.
N%ergennes and vicinity boosted of a
low frost Saturday morning.
Trade in Nergeunes was W to the old
line mark Saturday. 1t was good.
Mercury at Sc and IS Monday, and
the ground very dry in many places.
Park concerts by the band will soon he
in order, if this fine weather continues.
There seems to be no difficulty in col
lecting the liquor fines of those who in
dulge.
G.. II. Sprigg & Co. shipped 100 calves
and 10 sheep to Boston market Friday
morning last.
Mr.. n. G. Norton is adding the con
v%enience of a barn to his cottage at Mile
point, on the lake shore.
The wife of Mr.. Frank Lashaway died
last Friday, making about twenty deaths
in this place since last fail.
The favorable weather for farm work
has been vigorously improved by farmers
during the last two weeks.
Mr.. f. ID. Chilson is progressing with
his new dwelling on East street. Masons
and carpenters are hard at work.
Ice carts, street s%prinklers, mosquitoes
and too previous June bugs confirm the
suspicion that warm weather has come
to stay.
Ayoung peoples meeting for Sunday
afternoon has been organized and is par
ticipated in by the young people especi-
ally and bids fair to he a popular and
useful movement.
Prof. Granville Wager of Middlebury
college preached a sermon of abiding in
terest TO Il liberal audience in the Congre-
g%ational church, Sunday. His discourse
and manner were very acceptable to his
hearers.
The fruit trees are loaded with bios
sons and vegetation is rapidly advance
ing. The trees are nearly in full leaf and
the pastures admit of use for cattle. The
growth has been so rapid that the grass
is very tender.
The evening discourse by Rev. Mr..
Smith, Sunday, was delivered to Il full
house. The history and sclf-denial of
Moses and the grand era of Egyptian his
tory in which he lived were dwelt upon
with much force and the lessons deduced
were aptly applied to his hearers.
Bishop DcGoesbriand of Burlington,
with the assistance of several priests
will administer confirmation to about 20
persons. children and adults, at st. Peters
church, May "a. He will also confer the
first minor order Oh Mr.. Poquet of st.
Adams. y large attendance is antici-
pated.
Mr.. Chas. Ingham has been appointed
vacant by the death of Ira NJ. Knowles.
Ernest Bristol. Fred Ward and Chas. Ing
ham have been appointed soliciting COM
mittee. The Sunday-school board met
Nloludl evening 10 make dTTdISeHleuS
for the observance of children's day\
The death of Mrs. +. d.. Bissell (widow
of the late Chas. ii. Bissell of the Sher-
man House, Chicago, at the Stevens
House, Friday morning last, was not a
matter of surprise, she having been fee
bic for a long time. Her brother, Wn.
g.. BiXby of Fort Collins, Colorado, ami
her aunt, Mrs. Lorenzo BiXby of KALI
mazoo, Mich, were with her during her
last Illness. The funeral took place
Tuesday morning and was largely attend
ed. Rev. C.. j. ketcham of Arlington,
Mass, otiiciated, assisted by Rev. NJ.
Taylor of st. Paul's church. The floral
presents were in exquisite taste and beat
tifully arranged. Mrs. Bissell was wid,-
ly and favorably known and her deah
will be sincerely mourned.